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Selections for Navan – Oct. 21st 2026
1.02: PRINCE OF PEPPARD – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 1.32: CARRIGANS GROVE – EW – (ROBYN DONAGHUE-LEAHY (7)/PAT FLYNN) 2.07: NEW WORLD ORDER – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 2.42: DREAMINTHEJUNGLE – EW – (ADAM B. SOUZA (7)/CLAIRE O’CONNELL) 3.17: BAD BOY RIZZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 3.52: NAUTIC STAR (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE…
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Pedigree and progress put pondering in its place
Crisis, what crisis? About two weeks ago, there was a bit of consternation in certain places – and understandably so – after the four Irish provincial sides lost in the first round of the United Rugby Championship (URC) for the first time in two decades. Align that to the fact that the national team appears…
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Selections for Curragh – Oct. 20th 2026
1.25: MAJOR TRIUMPH (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 1.55: NOUVELLE ESPOIR – EW – (COLIN KEANE/JIMMY BARCOE) 2.25: TOGETHER NOW (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.00: MAIRE RUA (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 3.35: CONTORTION – EW – (JOHN GLEESON/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.10: MAX MERIDIUS – EW – ( JIMMY DALTON (7)/TOM MULLINS) 4.45: MYTHICAL ROCK – EW – (BEN COEN/CHARLES BYRNES)
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Maeve flying the flag for town, county and country
UPDATED 12.55PM 20/10/2026 Maeve Clince of Warrenstown, Dunboyne – aka The Back Road – will become the latest sports star from the locality to take to the International stage when she lines out under the tricolour in the Camogie/Shinty clash with Scotland in Cork on Saturday next. The game having a 4pm throw in time.…
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Basketball: Complete regular season NBA Fixtures 2026/’27
One of the great things about having wide ranging sporting interests is that it is possible to build an entire calendar of action with which to keep ones mind occupied throughout the year. The real bonus being that these things are generally cyclical in nature. In other words, as one event or season in one…
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Selections for Gowran – Oct. 19th 2026
1.40: STORMY DAWN – EW – (BILLY LEE/PAT FAHY) 2.10: VENETIAN STAR – EW – (PADDY HARNETT (3)/PAT FOLEY) 2.40: WO WO NEVER (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.10: CHURCHILL BOND (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 3.40: MEDIEVAL NIGHT – EW – (JARED HUGGAN (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 4.10: THE BLUE PANTHER – EW – (JIMMY DALTON (7)/AIDAN MELIA) 4.40: SHANALA…
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Experience of the journey can make destination an afterthought
WOLFE TONES…1-19 DONAGHMORE/ASHBOURNE…0-12 At the outset here, please forgive the forthcoming preamble to the main meat in the sandwich. It will make the main filling all the more delectable when arrived at. Now read on… Dunboyne’s qualification for the Meath SFC Final of 1998 could not have come at a better time for me. If…
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Bowden bounce delivers transport to top table
DULEEK/BELLEWSTOWN…2-17 NAVAN O’MAHONYS…1-10 Mention of professionalism – even in terms of preparation – and most certainly at club level – is generally enough to send conservative traditionalists recoiling behind the nearest couch. Whether they like it or not, though, that such is a reality. No doubt there may those who will eye role at the…
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Selections for Limerick – Oct. 18th 2026
2.00: BRICKFIELD BELLE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.30: APPROVAL – EW – (TOM KELLY (7)/ERIC MCNAMARA) 3.00: WAY DOWN SOUTH – EW – (DAN KING/GILLIAN SCOTT) 3.30: HAVEANOTHERTRY – EW – (JOEY DUNNE/ERIC MCNAMARA) 4.00: A WAVE OF THE SEA – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER/SHANE BRODERICK) 4.30: ZURICH (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: FUTURE PROSPECT…
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Selections for Leopardstown – Oct. 17th 2026
1.57: ZENITH BLAZE (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.32: MOUNT MERU (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.07: WALL STREET (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.40: MISS HONG KONG (GAVIN RYAN/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 4.15: TREAN (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 4.50: FIRST WATCH (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.20: ADMIRED BEAUTY (BILLY LEE/JIM BOLGER)
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